Electromiographic and kinematic characteristics of Kung Fu Yau-Man palm strike

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1047-1052

  Neto, O P ^a   Magini, Marcio ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electromyography; High speed camera; Kinematics; Kung Fu; Wavelet

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BRACHIORADIALIS MUSCLE; CAMERA; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; KUNG FU YAU MAN PALM STRIKE; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; VELOCITY;

BIOMECHANICS; ELBOW; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HAND; HUMANS; MARTIAL ARTS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56249083590     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.03.009     Document Type: Article

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